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Paradise Elementary sits in ruins Nov. 30 in Paradise three weeks after it was destroyed by the deadly Camp Fire. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

PARADISE, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 6: Ponderosa Elementary School in Paradise, Calif., looks largely intact, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, one month after the deadly Camp Fire raged, though some modular buildings and the cafeteria were destroyed. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

PARADISE, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 30: A cluster of charred student chairs sits in the ruins of Paradise Elementary, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, in Paradise, Calif., three weeks after it was destroyed by the deadly Camp Fire. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

Paradise Elementary sits in ruins on Nov. 30, in Paradise three weeks after it was destroyed by the deadly Camp Fire. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

On a fence surrounding the ashes of what was once Paradise Elementary School hangs a sign warning against student absences on Saturday in Paradise. Students will have missed more than three weeks of school since the Camp Fire interrupted their education. (Karl Mondon — Bay Area News Group)

PARADISE, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 30: Paradise Elementary sits in ruins Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, in Paradise, Calif., three weeks after it was destroyed by the deadly Camp Fire. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

PARADISE, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 30: A charred teachers desk sits in the ruins of Paradise Elementary, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, in Paradise, Calif., three weeks after it was destroyed by the deadly Camp Fire. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

Paradise Elementary sits in ruins Friday in Paradise, three weeks after it was destroyed by the deadly Camp Fire. (Karl Mondon — Bay Area News Group)

Paradise Elementary is destroyed by the Camp Fire, seen on Tuesday in Paradise. (Carin Dorghalli — Enterprise-Record)

Paradise Elementary is destroyed by the Camp Fire, seen on Tuesday in Paradise. (Carin Dorghalli — Enterprise-Record)

Paradise Elementary is destroyed by the Camp Fire, seen on Tuesday in Paradise. (Carin Dorghalli — Enterprise-Record)

Paradise Elementary is destroyed by the Camp Fire, seen on Tuesday in Paradise. (Carin Dorghalli — Enterprise-Record)

CHICO — The North Valley Community Foundation announced on Tuesday a nearly $1 million grant for Butte County schools impacted by the Camp Fire.

The grant is funded through a donation from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. owner Ken Grossman and his wife Katie Gonser, according to a press release from the foundation.

“Ken and Katie have always been committed to promoting and protecting the quality of life in our communities,” said Alexa Benson-Valavanis, president and CEO of the North Valley Community Foundation. “It’s no surprise during our greatest time of need that they are making an incredible difference.”

Of the $965,000 donation, $455,000 will go to Paradise, Magalia and Concow schools. The remainder of the money will support other schools in Butte County hosting students affected by the disaster.

The donations will be used to address needs of students identified by teachers and administrators, including for counseling, supplies and materials.